Clothespin



Nov. 11, 1930. F. PEREBENDA 1,781,031

GLOTHESPIN Filed April '7. 1950 Patented Nov. 11, 1930 UNITE stares FRANK PEREBENDA, or mamas, assess GLOTHESPIN Original application filed February 14, 1929, Serial No. 339,776. Divided and this application filed April 7, 1930. Serial naeeaaie.

This application is a division from my copending application on endless clothes line, filed February 14, 1929, Serial No. 339,776.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide novel clothespins or spring clips for hanging clothes on the line, which are so constructed as to permit the same to be placed at convenient points along the line and adapted to travel with the line without obstructing the supporting device or its pulley.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved clothespin.

lVith the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the 1 5 invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter plication, and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the clothespin while in an open position; and a Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the pin while in a locked position.

Referring in detail to the present drawing, the pin includes shank 58, having at its upper end kerf 59, which downwardly projects from the enlarged upper end which'terminates in loop 60 through which the line may be passed for stringing thereupona plurality of pins.

The lower end'of said shank 58 terminates in a transversely disposed arm or jaw 61 adapted to cooperate with jaw 62. These jaws 61 and 62 areelongated to facilitate gripping of the clothes when the pin is in a closed position. i c

Said latter jaw 62 is integrally formed with.

and extends from the lower end of strip 63. The upper end of said strip'63 has an oblong opening 63 through'which headedpin 6% is cent face of strip 63 for normally maintaining the upper end ofrsaid strip 63 away from shank 58 for the wards jaw 61. I

Shank 58 is formed at its opposite edges with extensions bent at right angles in the tween which strips 63 of jaw 62 are adapted to move, guided by opposite pairs of lugs67 atvopposite edges of strip 63. Ears 66 are purpose of holding j awl62 to same direction to form parallel ears 66,.be-

ing therefrom, this camming member being substantially U-shaped to form handle por tion 71 by which the same may be turned to cause portion 69 toengage strip 63 when the camming member is, turned upwardly'from theposition shown on Fig. 1 to the gripping position shown on Fig. 2. This action against the spring will force jaw 62 in gripping 'relation-with'jaw 61 to grip and hold. theclothes 72 tobe hung. This is conveniently done since the clothespins are hung from, v

I line 73.

It is further observed that cars their lower edges, have incisions 74 communicating with slots 68 for insertion therethrough of pi'ns70.

While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is.

nevertheless to be understood that minor I parallelly arranged ears projecting from. said shank, said ears being provided with slots at their free ends, a strip, positioned between said ears, a jaw formed at the lower end of said strip, the upper end of said strip; I being in pivotal association with said shank,

a coil spring interposed between-said shank and said strip for normally holdingsaid last named jaw away from said first named jaw,

a U-shaped plate positioned between said ears,and pins laterally extending from said U-shaped plate from one of its angles, said pins being positioned within said slots in said 7 ears, said U-shaped being adapted for making angularshifting movement upon said pins for bringing one end of said U-shaped j plate against the adjacent face of said. strip for the purpose'of bringing saidrlast named, jaw towards said first named jaw againstthe tension of said coillspring.

In testimony whereof I zifliX sjgnaitui'e. 7 FRANKQPEREBENDA; 

